 | | Shirley Windmill
Location
Grid reference - TQ 355 652
OS Sheet – 177
Postcode - CR0 5DY
About 2½ miles east of Croydon centre. Take A232 from Croydon to Shirley. Turn right at roundabout, then across second roundabout. Mill is ½ mile on right, in Post Mill Close, off the Upper Shirley Road, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey
A 5-storey brick tower mill, built in 1855 on the site of an earlier post mill. Last worked in 1892. Mill has sails with skeleton shutters and fantail and a Kentish cap. Most machinery remains. Opening times
National Mills Sunday, 12.00 – 17.00, then June to October, first Sunday in the month, 14.00 – 17.00. London Open House Sunday, 12.00 - 17.00. Guided parties only; tour takes 1 hour. School and adult groups at other times by appointment.
National Mills Weekend opening times
Sunday, 12.00 – 17.00
Enquiries
Tony Skrzypczyk
Tel - 020 8406 4676
Parties
Frank Payne
Tel - 0208 651 0064
Website
http://www.croydononline.org/history/heritage/
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